Monday, February 23, 2015

1:00 PM
- 4:00 PM

Chicago Campus, 15th Floor

The Social Exclusion Simulation is a group experiential learning tool for increasing understanding of complex systems and how the structural barriers that comprise them work to block access to key rights, resources and opportunities for some members of society, rendering them “socially excluded.”

2.5 C.E.U.’s will be offered to psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and interested non-psychologists. Please indicate this on your reservation request.

Participants include students, faculty and staff of the Adler School, members of the greater Chicagoland community, anyone interested in learning more about social exclusion. Participants adopt authentic Chicago-based case histories of formerly incarcerated women and are tasked with re-entering society – finding a place to live, a job, healthcare and other necessities – in the face of structural and systemic barriers.

Participant outcomes include:

An increased understanding of what structural and systemic barriers are and how they work to undermine opportunity and access.

Monday, October 27, 2014

1:00 PM
- 4:00 PM

Chicago Campus

The Social Exclusion Simulation is a group experiential learning tool for increasing understanding of complex systems and how the structural barriers that comprise them work to block access to key rights, resources and opportunities for some members of society, rendering them “socially excluded.”

2.5 C.E.U.’s will be offered to psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and interested non-psychologists. Please indicate this on your reservation request.

Participants include students, faculty and staff of the Adler School, members of the greater Chicagoland community, anyone interested in learning more about social exclusion. Participants adopt authentic Chicago-based case histories of formerly incarcerated women and are tasked with re-entering society – finding a place to live, a job, healthcare and other necessities – in the face of structural and systemic barriers.

Participant outcomes include:

An increased understanding of what structural and systemic barriers are and how they work to undermine opportunity and access.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM

Chicago Campus, Community Hall

The Institute on Social Exclusion (ISE) will host an advocacy event, screening the documentary “Deaf in Prison.” This documentary walks through the journey of a deaf Cuban American prisoner named Felix Garcia, who was imprisoned in 1983 for a crime his brother committed. After we watch the documentary, we will collaborate on what we can do to promote social justice for these individuals. The ISE will discuss what resources are currently available and what actions need to be taken in order to advocate for these individuals’ human rights.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

6:00 PM
- 9:00 PM

Chicago Campus

The Social Exclusion Simulation is a group experiential learning tool for increasing understanding of complex systems and how the structural barriers that comprise them work to block access to key rights, resources and opportunities for some members of society, rendering them “socially excluded.”

2.5 C.E.U.’s will be offered to psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and interested non-psychologists. Please indicate this on your reservation request.

Participants include students, faculty and staff of the Adler School, members of the greater Chicagoland community, anyone interested in learning more about social exclusion. Participants adopt authentic Chicago-based case histories of formerly incarcerated women and are tasked with re-entering society – finding a place to live, a job, healthcare and other necessities – in the face of structural and systemic barriers.

Participant outcomes include:

An increased understanding of what structural and systemic barriers are and how they work to undermine opportunity and access.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM

Chicago Campus, Community Hall

The Institute on Social Exclusion (ISE) will host a program to inform the Adler community about their work for the past year in Pilsen and Little Village. During this event, the ISE will discuss our findings and the health impacts of increased access to open space in Pilsen and Little Village, specifically around the Fisk and Crawford coal plants that closed in 2012. Come and join in on the conversation of how the ISE was able to receive input from community residents that are typically excluded from the decision making process. Refreshments will be provided.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

6:00 PM
- 9:00 PM

Chicago Campus

The Social Exclusion Simulation is a group experiential learning tool for increasing understanding of complex systems and how the structural barriers that comprise them work to block access to key rights, resources and opportunities for some members of society, rendering them “socially excluded.”

2.5 C.E.U.’s will be offered to psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and interested non-psychologists. Please indicate this on your reservation request.

Participants include students, faculty and staff of the Adler School, members of the greater Chicagoland community, anyone interested in learning more about social exclusion. Participants adopt authentic Chicago-based case histories of formerly incarcerated women and are tasked with re-entering society – finding a place to live, a job, healthcare and other necessities – in the face of structural and systemic barriers.

Participant outcomes include:

An increased understanding of what structural and systemic barriers are and how they work to undermine opportunity and access.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

6:00 PM
- 8:00 PM

Chicago Campus, Rm 16-100

Noted Women Studies Scholar Dr. Norma Vasallo Baruetta, PhD is a Professor of Social Psychology and Women's Studies at the University of Havana, and Chair of the Women's Studies Department. She has been a central figure in the integration of multicultural gender studies perspectives in the curriculum at the University of Havana.

Followed by a panel discussion with:

Gisela Arandia Covarrubias is an author and researcher on issues of race and identity based out of UNEAC, the Cuban Union of Artists and Writers. She has made many contributions through the course of a long career. She holds a degree in Journalism and has been a researcher and writer.

Norma Guillard Limonta is an adjunct professor at the University of Havana teaching psychology and gender, a leader of the Cuban Association of Psychologists. She is an Advisor to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and to the United Nations Development Program on the issue of gender in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. She is one of the founders of “Oremi,” the first organization of lesbian and bisexual women in Cuba.

Sponsored by the U.S. Women and Cuba Collaboration, Institute on Social Exclusion, Office of Global Affairs, Latino Student, Association, and Black Student Association.

4:00 PM
- 6:00 PM

Chicago Campus, Rm 16-100

Noted Women Studies Scholar Dr. Norma Vasallo Baruetta, PhD is a Professor of Social Psychology and Women's Studies at the University of Havana, and Chair of the Women's Studies Department. She has been a central figure in the integration of multicultural gender studies perspectives in the curriculum at the University of Havana.

Followed by a panel discussion with:

Gisela Arandia Covarrubias is an author and researcher on issues of race and identity based out of UNEAC, the Cuban Union of Artists and Writers. She has made many contributions through the course of a long career. She holds a degree in Journalism and has been a researcher and writer.

Norma Guillard Limonta is an adjunct professor at the University of Havana teaching psychology and gender, a leader of the Cuban Association of Psychologists. She is an Advisor to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and to the United Nations Development Program on the issue of gender in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. She is one of the founders of “Oremi,” the first organization of lesbian and bisexual women in Cuba.

Sponsored by the U.S. Women and Cuba Collaboration, Institute on Social Exclusion, Office of Global Affairs, Latino Student, Association, and Black Student Association.

Monday, May 19, 2014

1:00 PM
- 4:00 PM

Chicago Campus

The Social Exclusion Simulation is a group experiential learning tool for increasing understanding of complex systems and how the structural barriers that comprise them work to block access to key rights, resources and opportunities for some members of society, rendering them “socially excluded.”

2.5 C.E.U.’s will be offered to psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and interested non-psychologists. Please indicate this on your reservation request.

Participants include students, faculty and staff of the Adler School, members of the greater Chicagoland community, anyone interested in learning more about social exclusion. Participants adopt authentic Chicago-based case histories of formerly incarcerated women and are tasked with re-entering society – finding a place to live, a job, healthcare and other necessities – in the face of structural and systemic barriers.

Participant outcomes include:

An increased understanding of what structural and systemic barriers are and how they work to undermine opportunity and access.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

9:45 AM
- 2:00 PM

Imagine Englewood IF, Chicago

The Adler School Institute on Social Exclusion invites you to join us for a community service day. The clean-up will take place in various locations in Greater Englewood. Check out the Englewood Portal for updates.

Monday, March 24, 2014

6:00 PM
- 9:00 PM

Chicago Campus

The Institute on Social Exclusion (ISE) Social Exclusion Simulation (SES) is a powerful role-play exercise that allows participants to see more clearly the ways in which society’s systemic and structural barriers produce social exclusion for certain groups of people. The SES simulates social exclusion processes by replicating the experiences of formerly incarcerated women attempting to re-enter society following their release from prison.

Participants include students, faculty and staff of the Adler School, members of the greater Chicagoland community, anyone interested in learning more about social exclusion. Participants adopt authentic Chicago-based case histories of formerly incarcerated women and are tasked with re-entering society – finding a place to live, a job, healthcare and other necessities – in the face of structural and systemic barriers.

The SES is important because it helps participants understand the limits of personal responsibility and the critical role for social change initiatives.

Participant outcomes include:

An increased understanding of what structural and systemic barriers are and how they work to undermine opportunity and access.